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BRUNSWICK, GA. | It was an anonymous tip to the Glynn County police Thursday night that led to the apprehension of a 14-year-old wanted in the shooting death of a baby and the wounding of his mother earlier that day and the arrest Friday morning of the 17-year-old thought to be the gunman, Brunswick police said.

Thirteen-month-old Antonio Angel Santiago died at the corner of Ellis and London Streets after he and his mother, Sherry West, were shot about 9:15 a.m. West told the Times-Union last week that once she told the older of two young men that she had no money, he fired a shot from a pistol that grazed her ear, shot her in the left thigh and then shot Antonio in the face.

Antonio was pronounced dead at the scene and West was treated at Southeast Georgia Health System's Brunswick hospital and released.

The tip to the Glynn County Police detectives was that someone had seen a vehicle leave the vicinity of the shooting with an individual crouched in the back, Brunswick Police Department spokesman Officer Todd Rhodes said in a release.

After spending hours on that and other leads to ensure the information was credible, investigators established the name and location of the 14-old-suspect and took him into custody, the release said.

Investigators analyzed statements made by the 14-year-old and those made earlier by West to identify, locate and arrest De'Marquise Kareem Elkins, Rhodes' release said.

Both suspects are being held on murder charges.

Brunswick Police Chief Tobe Green thanked Glynn County Police Chief Matt Doering, his department's staff, Glynn County Sheriff Neal Jump and the Sheriff’s Office for their assistance and resources in the continuing investigation.

A candlelight community service was to be held Sunday night at 7:15 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church a short distance from the crime scene.

Although two arrests have been made, investigators are asking anyone with information to contact the Brunswick Police Department Silent Witness line at (912) 267-5516 or the Glynn County Police Department Silent Witness line at (912) 264-1333.